ANAHEIM - With the game on the line, it came as little surprise that Jakob Silfverberg came to the rescue.

Postgame Notes
Anaheim 3 vs. Florida 2
March 17, 2019
Honda Center
30-35-9, 69 points

The Ducks opened a three-game homestand with a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers at Honda Center. The Ducks improved to 6-3-0 in their last nine games and have won three of their last four home games (3-1-0). Anaheim has scored 31 goals and six power-play goals in its last nine contests.  

The Ducks played their 10th St. Patrick's Day game in franchise history, including their ninth at Honda Center. Anaheim has posted an all-time St. Patrick's Day record of 5-1-1 along with three ties dating to Mar. 17, 1995 vs. Toronto. The Ducks have also outscored their opponents, 27-18, in games held on Mar. 17. Tonight was only Anaheim's third St. Patrick's Day game in the last 13 seasons (2006-07 through 2018-19). Tonight's game was the first St. Patrick's Day meeting between the Ducks and Panthers.

Jakob Silfverberg scored his team-leading 22nd goal and third GWG of the season at the 15:17 mark of the third period. Silfverberg has goals in four of his last five games (4-0=4) along with points in eight of his last nine (6-4=10). Rickard Rakell collected his 22nd assist, which gave him points in seven of his last nine games (2-5=7).

John Gibson earned his fourth straight victory and 22nd win of 2018-19. The Anaheim goalkeeper stopped 37-of-39 shots in his 27th start in which he has allowed two goals-or-less this season.

Adam Henrique scored his 17th goal at 12:04 of the second period. Henrique has posted 5-1=6 points in his last eight games and ranks second on the team in scoring this season (17-21=38).

Devin Shore scored his ninth goal (PPG) at the 1:29 mark of the first period. The Anaheim center has earned 2-2=4 points in his last six games. Nick Ritchie registered his 22nd assist, which gave him 1-4=5 points in his last seven games on the Shore tally.

Ryan Getzlaf collected his 10th multi-assist game (0-2=2), which gave the Anaheim captain multi-assist games in two straight contests (1-4=5) and points in four of his last five games (2-5=7).

Derek Grant appeared in his 200th career NHL game.

Anaheim tied a franchise record with its third straight win vs. Florida dating to Nov. 11, 2017.

Tonight's attendance was 16,523. Anaheim will continue its three-game homestand this Wednesday vs. the Winnipeg Jets (7 p.m. PT).

It was the kind of win that had everyone on the Ducks bench feeling good. The kind of win that might not have happened a few months ago when they were spiraling downward. A thrilling and, perhaps, stunning come-from-behind 5-3 victory over a well-rested Colorado Avalanche team desperately trying to stay alive in the playoff race. They were like the Ducks of seasons past - a poised, battle-tested group that bent, but didn't break, despite playing on short rest after traveling in the middle of the night.

Like a freight train barreling down the tracks, Ryan Getzlaf was an unstoppable force. Using his 6-foot-4, 225-pound frame, the Ducks captain delivered a dominating performance with a mix of physicality and skill to help his team erase a two-goal deficit and pull off a stunning 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center.

When students at Greentree Elementary were each challenged to design a hockey goalie mask that reflected their interests and personality, fourth grader Diana Velarde didn't quite know where to start.

It was sometime between 2-3 a.m. this morning when the Ducks were able to call it a night after touching down in Denver following a tough game in Arizona. With little time to recover, they'll finish off a tough back-to-back tonight against a well-rested Colorado Avalanche team that hasn't played since Monday. (6 p.m. PT, TV: FOX Sports West, Radio: AM 830).

The Ducks will host the 12th annual Anaheim Lady Ducks Fashion Show presented by The Worobey Family & Auction.com on Monday, March 18, at AV Irvine (16500 Scientific, Irvine, CA 92618) beginning at 6 p.m. The sold-out event will benefit CHOC Children's Hospital, continuing an event partnership between the hospital, Lady Ducks and Anaheim Ducks Foundation that has raised almost $1.6 million in the past eleven years. Funds raised from the 2019 event will support CHOC Children's KidsCARE program, where direct funds can support CHOC Children's greatest needs.

The Ducks lately have been racking up points against teams in playoff spots or right on the cusp, but tonight they dug themselves a hole too deep to climb out. Facing an Arizona Coyotes team that entered the game in the second wild card spot in the Western Conference, the Ducks didn't do themselves any favors in a 6-1 loss at Gila River Arena on Thursday. They gave up the opening goal late in the first period to one of the NHL's deadliest penalty-killing teams, an Oliver Ekman-Larsson tally that represented the Coyotes' 15th shorthanded goal of the season.

Sometimes, the NHL schedule works in mysterious ways. Nine days after the Ducks came away with a 3-1 victory at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, they find themselves back in the Grand Canyon State tonight to wrap up a five-game season series with the Coyotes. The Ducks return to the desert feeling good about their game, with wins in three of their past five (3-2-0) and 19 goals over that span.

Long before 16,000 local elementary students descended on Honda Center last month for the Anaheim Ducks S.C.O.R.E. Program First Flight Field Trip, the third through sixth graders from more than 170 schools were in their classrooms exploring the design, construction and science behind one of hockey's most important elements - the puck.